<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Mandatory mediation obliges parties to the dispute to firstly seek out alternative and amicable form of dispute resolution before addressing the court. This could prove suitable in family law disputes where the focus is on maintaining the relationships aft er the dispute is resolved in the best interest of children. However this presumption does not need to apply to all cases. Domestic violence is a phenomenon of family law for centuries. The impact of the abuse between partners is immense. The article focuses on conditions, upon which the mediation could be mandated, what are the key elements of successful mediation and what are the challenges of mandatory mediation in respect of these elements. The article analyzes provisions of acts that regulate mediation in various states of USA with focus on the most controversial regulation in California. At the end it debates the relation of mandatory mediation and right to fair trial.</p></abstract>

Mandatory mediation obliges parties to the dispute to firstly seek out alternative and amicable form of dispute resolution before addressing the court. This could prove suitable in family law disputes where the focus is on maintaining the relationships aft er the dispute is resolved in the best interest of children. However this presumption does not need to apply to all cases. Domestic violence is a phenomenon of family law for centuries. The impact of the abuse between partners is immense. The article focuses on conditions, upon which the mediation could be mandated, what are the key elements of successful mediation and what are the challenges of mandatory mediation in respect of these elements. The article analyzes provisions of acts that regulate mediation in various states of USA with focus on the most controversial regulation in California. At the end it debates the relation of mandatory mediation and right to fair trial.

Mandatory mediation in family law issues with domestic violence – limits and experience from USA

International and Comparative Law Review

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Mandatory mediation obliges parties to the dispute to firstly seek out alternative and amicable form of dispute resolution before addressing the court. This...

Mandatory mediation in family law issues with domestic violence – limits and experience from USA

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 103 - 122

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/iclr-2016-0038

Keywords
Mandatory mediation, domestic violence, family law, United States of America, California, good faith mediation, voluntariness, confidentiality, ADR, screening, best interest, right to fair trial

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mandatory mediation in family law issues with domestic violence – limits and experience from USA

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 103 - 122

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/iclr-2016-0038

KeywordsMandatory mediation, domestic violence, family law, United States of America, California, good faith mediation, voluntariness, confidentiality, ADR, screening, best interest, right to fair trial

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Mandatory mediation, domestic violence, family law, United States of America, California, good faith mediation, voluntariness, confidentiality, ADR, screening, best interest, right to fair trial